Rob Halford's Powerful Message About Staying Sober For 37 Years

Judas Priest's legendary singer Rob Halford recently celebrated 37 years of sobriety. The Judas Priest legend shared his inspiring message to commemorate the occasion.

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[thesentinel]

Believe it or not, Rob and James Hetfield were my inspiration when I decided to go to AA. I thought to myself "What better higher power could there be but the Metal God himself!". I'll celebrate 6 years in May. Thank you Rob.

[seanjames]

I just celebrated 20 months clean and sober on the 17th of December. Rock on, Rob.

[dawntextor]

To all of you in the comments celebrating sobriety, congratulations. I lapsed after 14 years in may of 2021 when my husband died. I know I'm making an excuse and i shouldn't it was my own doing. Lately i have noticed that it's becoming an everyday thing and i don't like it. Tomorrow I'm going to wake up on day 1. You all keep up the good work and God willing I'll be back in the club.

[phoenixofthewolf]

January is a hard month. Among many people I've lost my husband's best friend to suicide 6 years ago, and two days after that my cousin succumbed to his addiction. He was tortured, and I'm sad he felt he couldn't get the help he needed. My husband has been sober 15 years. It's hard. You're strong. You can do it. We DO love you.

[danielwilliamson]

Congratulations to Rob! I’m coming up on 2 years sober at 44 years old. Started drinking and drugs as a teenager. He’s right, it’s not easy but the piece of mind is worth the daily work involved

[RDnAC]

He’s 71 years old and still rockn’ and he still looks cool.

[ShunaJenkins]

Imagine the person lucky enough to have him as a sponsor! By the Gods, I'll have 18 yrs this yr. I feel blessed to stand with the greats who have also drudged along this journey. Congratz Rob on this awesome achievement! To those just starting, it seems hard at first, but it gets better. Remember NO ONE and NOTHING is worth your clean time! Brightest Blessings to all who read this. Much Love! Namaste' <3 <3 <3

[danbourg]

Rob has been sober for as long as I have been alive. This is a monumental achievement!

[JNC]

That's Awesome !! A lot of addicts wait too long to quit and it becomes too late to quit when they end up overdosing and dead. I am one of those people who spent most of his adult life as one big non stop party and didn't at the time think I'd ever be able to quit but after doing just a few Months in County Jail it got me used to not getting high every day so when i got out i packed my bags and moved out of State down to North Carolina in the middle of nowhere where I didn't know anybody and I've been clean ever since. 10 Years Clean. If you're an addict you know you won't be able to quit if you don't get yourself out of that situation you find yourself in on a daily basis. You need to escape it and get as far away from it as you can otherwise the same old bad influences will see to it that you don't stop using. You know who they are. So called "friends".

[Stefan-]

My father died from alcohol abuse when he was 41 and i was 12, i am now 51 and have been sober all my life so far much due to that and it isnt hard for me since i never started. I of course plan to continue like this for the rest of my life as well. Well done Rob !! 🤘🤘

[dbunik]

good on you Rob for 37 years of sobriety...(takes another bong hit)

[blacktiger]

That was powerful and made me cry a lil. I celebrated 17 years sober on June 28th 2022. Its not easy and combined with mental health illness it definitely takes one day at a time. But it is so worth taking that first step! 🥰

[johngregory]

I've been sober since November 23rd, 1985. Congratulations to the best voice in metal for doing the same thing just as long!!!

[titmusspaultpaul]

What a champion. He's a rock God and cares about all his fans. I have a lot of respect for Rob.... thankyou mate.

[Armando_Midean]

This past August marked 1 year of sobriety for me.

[BrokenStrings]

To all of you who are fighting your demons, who are trying to get sober, I'm sending you my love and my full support. May you overcome it, may you defeat it, may you embrace the new life that awaits you. I hope my dad gets sober one day just like Rob did.

[johnnyamaro]

Bravo Rob!! Going on 3 years myself. Superbowl Sunday will be about the time. Attended your San Antonio show.👍

[Michael_]

This is awesome! Congratulations to Rob! And to anyone struggling with staying sober just know that it's not impossible and the only limitations keeping you from staying sober are the ones you put on yourself. You can do this one day at a time! Clean and sober since 2/22/2014😎

[norbsmetalsupertvshow]

Three years in over here...Prior to, I had a palm sized piece of my skull removed due to a brain infection and put back seven months later, a dozen or so major seizures, having to cut off like 95% of my friends due to them bumming me out, etc, and this stuff isn't easy to deal with to say the least. Like, you lose your whole life, and it's not easy to bounce back. You will lose your past life and friends. That part is hard to accept, but you'll gain a much more positive life and group of friends later on. I wasn't even a junkie or something. All that I did was party/hit the bar scene like three times a week, so my condolences go out to any of you that are using some hard drugs garbage. It's not easy to go what you're going through, being strung out, but stuff will domino if you man up, grow the hell up, get through it, get your mind together, and just say no. I've experienced too many friends overdosing and dying. Just stick with weed if you absolutely need something. Man the hell up instead of being a beta male and just stop messing up your life, as well as your loved one's. Hard drugs are for weak people, and you are not a weak person.

[musicmamma]

Congratulations Mr. Halford! Well spoken. As a person who is also struggling with addictions, this message means alot. It is hard. Love your music-- love Judas Priest. Bravo on your hard work to come this far!!